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Critical
CVE-2008-5711
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Facebook PhotoUploader ActiveX control 5.0.14.0...
Vulnerability Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Facebook PhotoUploader ActiveX control 5.0.14.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long FileMask property value.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
photouploader
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 4.5.57.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 24th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.